In other news, it looks like Matt Stajan could be out awhile with a high ankle sprain; Mark Giordano is close to returning, likely sometime on the 7-game road trip; Mikael Backlund had a whale of a game, and almost a fight with notorious tough-guy Matt Cullen; and the Flames are unbeaten this season in games where Rene Bourque is suspended.

Is it just me (and the two other Flames fans I know to exist) but has Calgary seemed overly uninspired lately? Perhaps we’ve gone from in Sutter we trust to in Sutters we must to with Sutters we lost. The countdown continues, Brent should have been fired 23 days ago.

Carson continues to recover from a lingering back injury and has returned to practice with the team. He did not play in Tuesday’s game against the Wild and remains questionable against the Red Wings on Thursday.

Giordano has been placed on the injured reserve after an MRI has revealed partially ruptured tendons in his hamstring. He will be re-evaluated in three weeks to determine when he will be able to return.